Apocalypse Now

One of Saigon's most famous bars

What we say:

Extremely popular among, and catered toward, Western tourists, Apocalypse Now is one of the oldest and most famous bars in Saigon.

Known affectionately as Apo by locals and expats, on any given night you can expect a large crowd, throughout the two-storey building, with a healthy mix of tourist and locals.

The crowds are so thick that they now charge a steep 150,000 VND cover on Friday and Saturday night. While the cover gives you one free drink, the deal doesn't seem to be worth it.

Contact details

2C Thi Sach, District 1
T: (08) 3825 6124 Open: Open daily 19:00-2:00

About the author Stuart McDonald
Stuart McDonald co-founded Travelfish.org with Samantha Brown in 2004. He has lived in Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia, where he worked as an under-paid, under-skilled language teacher, an embassy staffer, a newspaper web-site developer, freelancing and various other stuff. His favourite read is The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton.